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MESSEL v. FOUNDATION CO.

No. 202.

274 U.S. 427 (1927)

MESSEL v. FOUNDATION COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 31, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Claude L. Johnson, with whom Messrs. Charles L. Denechaud and James F. Pierson were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Purnell M. Milner for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.

On December 20, 1920, Robert L. Messel filed a suit in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, to recover $10,000, as for damages for personal injuries, from the Foundation Company, a corporation of the State of New York doing business in Louisiana as a ship builder and repairer of sea-going steamships. The facts as averred in his petition were as follows: He was employed by...

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